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Loading…Nils Lundkvist, a 26-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Dallas Stars, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 71.7 overall (67th of 327).
His best component is defensive impact at 80, with finishing (32) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 52.8 in 2024-25 to 83.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 5-season card history.
At $1.75M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.59M, so the Dallas Stars save roughly $4.84M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 11th-largest on the Dallas Stars NHL roster and uses 1.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.61M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 53 |
| Defense | 80 |
| Play driving | 75 |
| Finishing | 32 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 52 | 83.5 | -0.1 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 39 | 52.8 | -0.4 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 59 | 61.8 | -0.2 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 60 | 78.9 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | NYR | 25 | 14.2 | -0.8 |
Other DAL defensemen by rating: Miro Heiskanen (95.1), Thomas Harley (77.9), Kyle Capobianco (54.2), Esa Lindell (44.8). See the full Dallas Stars cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.